PANAMA CANAL
TKE TOLLS FIXED. RESTRICTIONS AND PROHIBITIONS. (Press Association. —Copyright.) (Received March 11, 1.5 p.m.) NEW YORK, March 11. By fourteen votes to four the House Committee of Inter-State Commerce adopted a Rill for the government of the Panama Canal. The Bill gives the President authority to fix tolls within certain restrictions, the maximum toll being six shillings a ton, ami tin; minimum not less than an amount sufficient to operate and maintain the Canal efficiently. The President- is given power to make all appointments, including that of Governor of the Canal Zone. It is not proposed to place tolls on vessels belonging to the United States or the Republic of Panama ; but vessels controlled by railway companies will be absolutely prohibited passage through the Canal. The same provision affects vessels belonging to any shipping ring.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 12 March 1912, Page 5
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